Frank Rumboll has been appointed as the new Headmaster of The Ridge School for boys, a prestigious institution known for its rigorous academic programs and strong emphasis on character development.

With over 30 years of experience in education, Mr. Rumboll has taught and been involved in school leadership in a variety of contexts, including as a founder teacher of Crawford College, the Head of English at St. Stithians Boys College, the Director of Academics at Kingsmead College, the Principal of Cedar House, and most recently the Executive Head of Curro Rivonia.

Mr. Rumboll is also committed to staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends, which are changing the way people live and work, and presenting challenges to young people. He believes that schools have a responsibility to engage with these changes and guide their students through them.

“The future of The Ridge will be big, bright and impactful,” says Mr Rumboll. “Our vision for ourselves is to be a thought leader of world class education that has its primary aim in the thriving of young boys, a safe space of joyful becoming, an educational home for boys that draws on the best of the traditional model of boys’ School education while being open and receptive to the many powerful developments in 21st-century thinking about the purpose of Schools.”